Nadya Okamoto in conversation with…Senator Regine Biscoe Lee is a Guamanian politician serving the Democratic and currently serves as senator in the 35th Guam Legislature. I sat down with her to talk about AAPI identity, and her love for her home country, and the values that her upbringing and culture influence her work.

AAPI Herstory: Nadya Okamoto in conversation with Mitra Jalali Nelson, current City Councilmember in Saint Paul, Minnesota

As the Data Strategist at Forward Together, Cindy helps teams leverage data in their everyday work and strategies. She breaks the traditional ways of looking at data, and runs a people centered data program. In addition to her work, she’s committed to bringing more BIPOC folks into movement and political data. From her experience in political campaigning, community organizing, and running a statewide data program she’s ready to incorporate everything she’s learned into her data work at Forward Together. Cindy joins us from TakeAction Minnesota, a statewide progressive political organization. Cindy says there’s lots to learn and she’s ready to win and fail forward.

Nadya Okamoto in conversation with activist, Emma Tang.

Emma Tang is an 18 year old political youth activist and a first year at New York University. She gained recognition through her Instagram @intersectional.abc where she reaches millions of people per week.

AAPI Herstory with Sara Guillermo and Nadya Okamoto

AAPI HERstory: Nadya Okamoto in conversation with New York State Assemblywoman, Yuh-Line Niou, the first Asian American to represent Manhattan’s Chinatown District

Madalene Mielke is the current President and CEO of the Asian Pacific Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS). I’ve been really excited to continue bringing this AAPI Herstory series into the world to highlight badass AAPI women fighting for political change.

AAPI Herstory: Nadya Okamoto in Conversation with Grace Choi, Director of Policy at the New York City Mayor’s Office

AAPI Herstory: Nadya Okamoto in conversation with Diedre Nguyen, Cancer Scientist and Candidate for California State Assembly

Linh Nguyen and I sat down to talk candidly about the lack of clarity around what it means to be Asian American today, and the urgency of mobilizing the AAPI vote. Linh was the Director of Coalitions for Senator Cory Booker’s presidential campaign and is currently the Political Director at RUNAAPI.

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